Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) recorded Capital Expenditures of $497 million in Q2 2026, down 1.0% from $502 million a year earlier but up 24.6% from the prior quarter.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Abbott Laboratories' Capital Expenditures came in at $2.08 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.17 billion, down 1.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Capital Expenditures came in at $2.21 billion in FY2024 (+0.2%), $2.2 billion in FY2023 (+23.9%), $1.78 billion in FY2022 (-5.7%) and $1.89 billion in FY2021 (-13.4%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has ranged from $321 million in Q1 2022 to $755 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 33.8% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 19.1% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $399 million (Q1 2026), $689 million (Q4 2025) and $496 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 450.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 497.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 269.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 112.60 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 503.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 202.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 195.00 Mn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 66.90 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 143.00 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.34 Bn | 42.23 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 80.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 497.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 399.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 689.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 496.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 502.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 484.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 720.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 556.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 533.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 398.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 755.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 560.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 507.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 380.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 610.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 467.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 379.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 321.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 614.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 461.00 Mn |
API Access
Abbott Laboratories Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "ABT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ABT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();